System ID List

System ID

WACN

188

BEE00

Latest News Update Posted on 2017-01-15 17:45:16

AWIN and Motorola system technicians are busy preparing for the upgrade tasks that will begin January 3 and continue through the end of the month. Critical days for the AWIN users will be Tuesday, January 17 – Friday, January 20. Upgrade activities should be fairly transparent to AWIN users accept for accept for Thursday, January 19. For a portion of the day all AWIN sites will be in site trunking. System technicians are working to keep this impact to a minimum; as always, users should be prepared with backup communications if the need arises.

AWIN and Motorola system technicians are busy preparing for the upgrade tasks that will begin January 3 and continue through the end of the month. Beginning Wednesday, January 18 consoles must remain on and logged in until a technician physically visits the dispatch center and completes the upgrade processes. If a console is logged out, turned off, or re-booted during this time the connectivity to AWIN will be lost and will not be restored until the upgrade is complete. The console upgrades are scheduled to commence on January 23 and could extend through the first week of February.

Misc System Information

The AWIN is undergoing upgrades over the next 5 years to be fully P-25 Phase II TDMA capable. Before this transition, many agencies will be upgrading mobile radios, HT's, consoles, and other integrated systems to keep things running smoothly, as well as prepare for future transitons and upgrades.

ASP, AHP, ADEM, LRPD, and others will be adding TDMA TG's to thier line ups. P-25 Phase I FDMA will still be in use on the system for a long time to come. This is part of a multi step, multi year project to upgrade Arkansas Public Safety communications to meet the future needs and technologies. Along with the upgrade to P-25 Phase II apabilities, will also come the adding of new sites, new users, and eventual addition of FirstNet LTE technology.